Political Satire and Humor in Literature

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Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in Indian literature?

  1. The Discovery of India

  2. Midnight's Children

  3. The God of Small Things

  4. The Great Indian Novel


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor is a satirical novel that explores the political and social history of India from independence to the present day.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'The Great Indian Novel'?

  1. Arundhati Roy

  2. Vikram Seth

  3. Salman Rushdie

  4. Shashi Tharoor


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian author, politician, and diplomat who has written several works of fiction and non-fiction, including The Great Indian Novel.

Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in English literature?

  1. Gulliver's Travels

  2. Animal Farm

  3. The Catcher in the Rye

  4. To Kill a Mockingbird


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Animal Farm by George Orwell is a satirical novel that tells the story of a group of animals who rebel against their human farmer and establish their own society.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'Animal Farm'?

  1. J.R.R. Tolkien

  2. C.S. Lewis

  3. George Orwell

  4. Aldous Huxley


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

George Orwell is an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic who is best known for his satirical novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in American literature?

  1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

  2. The Scarlet Letter

  3. Moby-Dick

  4. Leaves of Grass


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a satirical novel that tells the story of a young boy who runs away from home with an escaped slave.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'?

  1. Nathaniel Hawthorne

  2. Herman Melville

  3. Walt Whitman

  4. Mark Twain


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mark Twain is an American author and humorist who is best known for his novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in Russian literature?

  1. Dead Souls

  2. Crime and Punishment

  3. The Brothers Karamazov

  4. War and Peace


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol is a satirical novel that tells the story of a man who travels around Russia buying up the names of dead serfs in order to increase his own wealth.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'Dead Souls'?

  1. Fyodor Dostoevsky

  2. Leo Tolstoy

  3. Anton Chekhov

  4. Nikolai Gogol


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nikolai Gogol is a Russian writer who is best known for his satirical novels Dead Souls and The Government Inspector.

Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in Chinese literature?

  1. The Dream of the Red Chamber

  2. Water Margin

  3. Journey to the West

  4. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin is a satirical novel that tells the story of a wealthy family in decline.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'The Dream of the Red Chamber'?

  1. Shi Nai'an

  2. Luo Guanzhong

  3. Wu Cheng'en

  4. Cao Xueqin


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cao Xueqin is a Chinese writer who is best known for his satirical novel The Dream of the Red Chamber.

Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in Japanese literature?

  1. The Tale of Genji

  2. The Pillow Book

  3. The Tale of the Heike

  4. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon is a satirical novel that tells the story of a woman's life at the Heian court.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'The Pillow Book'?

  1. Murasaki Shikibu

  2. Sei Shonagon

  3. Izumi Shikibu

  4. Akazome Emon


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sei Shonagon is a Japanese writer who is best known for her satirical novel The Pillow Book.

Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in African literature?

  1. Things Fall Apart

  2. No Longer at Ease

  3. Arrow of God

  4. The African Child


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a satirical novel that tells the story of a Nigerian village during the colonial era.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'Things Fall Apart'?

  1. Wole Soyinka

  2. Chinua Achebe

  3. Ngugi wa Thiong'o

  4. Ayi Kwei Armah


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chinua Achebe is a Nigerian writer who is best known for his satirical novel Things Fall Apart.

Which of the following is a famous work of political satire in Latin American literature?

  1. One Hundred Years of Solitude

  2. The House of the Spirits

  3. The Death of Artemio Cruz

  4. The Boom in Spanish American Literature


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez is a satirical novel that tells the story of the Buendía family over seven generations.

Who is the author of the satirical novel 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'?

  1. Isabel Allende

  2. Carlos Fuentes

  3. Mario Vargas Llosa

  4. Gabriel García Márquez


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian writer who is best known for his satirical novel One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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